2 Kings 15:37 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 15:37

(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

In those days Jehovah began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

KJV

In those days the Lord began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

In those days,.... At the end of the days of Jotham, or after his death, things might be in design, and preparations made before, but nothing of what follows came to pass in his life, but in the times of his son: the Lord began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah: to make war with them as a scourge to Ahaz for his sins; of which is in the following chapter.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The history of many of the kings of Israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short, five in succession, all of whom, except one, went down slain to the pit, and their murders were their successors. Zachariah, the last of the house of Jehu, reigned six months, and then was slain and succeeded by Shallum,

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The recent invasions of Pul and Tiglath-Pileser had effectually alarmed Pekah and Rezin, and had induced them to put aside the traditional jealousies which naturally kept them apart, and to make a league offensive and defensive. Into this league they were anxious that Judaea should enter; but they distrusted the house of David, which had been so long hostile both to Damascus and to Samaria.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bai.ya.Mim	in the days	H3117 →
הָהֵ֔ם	ha.Hem	<the> those	H1992 →
הֵחֵ֣ל	he.Chel	he began	H2490 →
יְהוָ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לְהַשְׁלִ֙יחַ֙	le.hash.Li.ach	to send	H7971 →
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה	bi.hu.Dah	in Judah	H3063 →
רְצִ֖ין	re.Tzin	Rezin	H7526 →
מֶ֣לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
אֲרָ֑ם	'a.Ram	Aram	H758 →
וְאֵ֖ת	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
פֶּ֥קַח	Pe.kach	Pekah	H6492 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
רְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃	re.mal.Ya.hu	Remaliah	H7425 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Kings 10:32
In those days the LORD began to reduce the size of Israel. Hazael defeated the Israelites throughout their territory
leads to
- 1 Kings 19:17
  Then Jehu will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, and Elisha will put to death whoever escapes the sword of Jehu.
- 2 Kings 8:12
  “Why is my lord weeping?” asked Hazael. “Because I know the evil you will do to the Israelites,” Elisha replied. “You will set fire to their fortresses, kill their young men with the sword,…
- 2 Kings 13:25
  Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz took back from Ben-hadad son of Hazael the cities that Hazael had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Jehoash defeated Ben-hadad three times, and so recovered the cities…
- 2 Kings 13:22
  And Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
Through
Isaiah 7:1
Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son…
leads to
- 2 Kings 16:1
  In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
Through
Deuteronomy 28:48
you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
leads to
- Jeremiah 28:13–14
  “Go and tell Hananiah that this is what the LORD says: ‘You have broken a yoke of wood, but in its place you have fashioned a yoke of iron.’
Through
2 Kings 16:5
Then Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to wage war against Jerusalem. They besieged Ahaz but could not overcome him.
leads to
- Isaiah 7:14
  Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- Isaiah 7:1–9
  Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son…

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03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 2 Kings

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What the record shows

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 2 Kings